A conversation with Congressman Bobby Scott (VA) on School Infrastructure and Funding, with audience Q&A. Moderated by Tracy Washington Enger, MS, Healthy Schools Network and EPA Indoor Air Division (retired).
Session Focus:
- Rebuild America’s School Act of 2026
- Legislative outlook for 2026 and beyond
Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott has represented Virginia’s third congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993. Prior to his service in Congress, he served 15 years in the Virginia General Assembly.
Congressman Scott serves as the Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce—his fifth term as the Committee’s Democratic leader. In this role, he spearheaded critical parts of Congress’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through several COVID-19 packages—including the American Rescue Plan Act—Congressman Scott saved the pensions of over one million workers and retirees; reduced the number of uninsured Americans to record lows; significantly reduced child hunger across the nation; and delivered the single largest investment to K-12 schools in U.S. history to help schools reopen safely and make up for lost learning time.
Congressman Scott has formerly served on Committee on the Budget and the Committee on the Judiciary and he remains a leading voice in Congress on fiscal policy, the Constitution and reforming our nation’s criminal justice system. He has successfully worked to pass bipartisan legislation to reduce mandatory minimum sentences, reform the juvenile justice system, and require reporting and federal data collection of deaths that occur in police custody, jails, and prisons.
Congressman Scott resides in Newport News, Virginia and is a graduate of Harvard College and Boston College Law School. He also served in the Massachusetts National Guard and the United States Army Reserve.
Tracy Washington Enger, MSJ is an experienced senior leadership coach and change agent, with 35-years of federal service that includes experience designing, developing, and leading major environmental, health and community development programs and initiatives with Peace Corps and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
As a servant leader, Tracy coordinated and implemented numerous national public/private collaborations, partnerships, and communities of practice. Tracy has coached thousands of emerging local community leaders to transform their unique skills, commitment, and passion into dramatic, measurable results for their schools, communities and the country.
Tracy’s particular passion is for designing and facilitating dynamic, action-learning events that advance goals, surface new opportunities, and reshape the strategic landscape to build strong, resilient teams.
Tracy was born in Wilmington, North Carolina and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, Tracy earned a BS and MS in Journalism from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Tracy served in the Peace Corps where she taught English literature and language in Sierra Leone, West Africa, and is a graduate of the Newfield Network Coaching Program and the Georgetown Facilitation Certification Program.